Filipina-British swimmer Bhay Maitland Newberry won a second gold medal in the 9th ASEAN Schools Games in Singapore.

SINGAPORE â€“ Maurice Sacho Ilustre and Bhay Maitland Newberry shone anew after spearheading the Philippinesâ€™ four gold medal romp at the pool Sunday in the 9th ASEAN Schools Games at the Singapore Sports School here.

Ilustre, 17, won two golds for the day after topping the boysâ€™ 100 meter butterfly and 200 meter freestyle events, respectively.

Not to be outdone, Newberry also struck in the girlsâ€™ 100 meter backstroke for her second gold medal in the tournament where she is competing for the first time.

Counting the three golds it won in the opener, Team Philippines has now amassed a total of seven gold medals after two days of competition.

He later added the freestyle event (200 meter) to his gold collection after winning it with a time of 1:53.21, besting Indonesian Fathoni Erick (1:56.13) and Malaysian Tsien Ee Tan (1:56.29).

In all, the MVP of the 2017 Palarong Pambansa secondary division hiked his total gold to three, counting his win in the 100 meter freestyle on the opening day of the annual meet promoting ASEAN solidarity through school sports.

The fourth gold in the pool was courtesy of Jerard Dominic Jacinto in the boys 100 meter backstroke. He shared the gold with Indonesiaâ€™s Setyawan Daniel after both clocked identical records of 59.60 seconds. Sridilok Passakorn of Thailand complete the podium cast,

In an interview after her swim, Newberry bared she wants to be an inspiration to her fellow Filipino athletes.

â€śIt feels good especially that I get to inspire other athletes to train hard,â€ť she said.

For his part, Ilustre said standing on the victory stand gives him goose bumps.

He learned the ropes of the sport when he was four-years-old from his dad, Bong.

Competing in his first international competition, Ilustre had the privilege to train in the U.S. for four weeks along with other Filipino tankers courtesy of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Sports Institute (PSI).